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Commutators with multiple unitary symmetry

Quantum Physics 2025-04-15 v1

Abstract

Commutators are essential in quantum information theory, influencing quantum state symmetries and information storage robustness. This paper systematically investigates the characteristics of bipartite and multipartite quantum states invariant under local unitary group actions. The results demonstrate that any quantum states commuting with UUU \otimes U^{\dagger} and UVU \otimes V can be expressed as 1nIn\frac{1}{n}I_n, where UU and VV are arbitary n×nn\times n unitary matrices. Furthermore, in tripartite systems, any quantum states commuting with UUUU \otimes U \otimes U^{\dagger} must necessarily adopt the form: W=xIn3+y(i,j=1n(ij)(ji))InW = xI_{n^3} + y\left(\sum_{i,j=1}^n (|i\rangle \langle j|) \otimes (|j\rangle \langle i|)\right) \otimes I_n, where FnF_n represents the canonical swap operator. These results provide theoretical tools for characterizing multipartite entanglement constraints and designing symmetry-protected quantum protocols.

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@article{arxiv.2504.09232,
  title  = {Commutators with multiple unitary symmetry},
  author = {Shu Li and Jie Wang and Binfeng Wang and Lin Chen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.09232},
  year   = {2025}
}

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10 pages

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